Lecture: This lecture will be based on material from the newest book, Meeting the Madwoman: An Inner Challenge for Feminine Spirit, published by Bantam Books, 1993. The Madwoman Archetype will be explored through ancient myths and fairy tales, contemporary films and literature, stories and dreams of historical and contemporary women and men.
Workshop: Participants in the workshop will be able to discuss dreams and personal experiences relating to the Madwoman archetype. Archetypal patterns of Madwoman energy manifesting in contemporary life in both men and women will be identified and discussed, including Mad Mothers and Mad Daughters, the Caged Bird, the Muse, the Rejected Lover, the Recluse, the Revolutionary, the Bag Lady, and the Visionary.
Linda Schierse Leonard, Ph.D., is the author of The Wounded Woman: Healing the Father-Daughter Relationship; On The Way to the Wedding: Transforming the Love Relationship; Witness to the Fire: Creativity and the Veil of Addiction; and her newest book, Meeting the Madwoman: An Inner Challenge for Feminine Spirit. She is a Jungian analyst. trained at the C.G. Institute, Zurich, and is a founding member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts.